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.art to .crv conversion

Had to go way back in time this morning and found some PartWizard work I did when I was just a pup. Needing to convert .art files to something VCarve and open. Did some searching but got nada. Any help appreciated.

They aren't compatable. If (I don't recall) you can save/export the Vectors to a dxf in PW than from there into VC that would likely be it.
One thought that just hit is to run the PW file in SB3 and do a dxf conversion. There will be extra vectors from toolpathing moves but you can clean those up.

The toolpaths are all ½ the diameter of the bit to large or small.
When the toolpath was programed to cut in multiple passes, the converted vectors are stacked spirals that can be a chore to suss out.
And as bleeth mentioned, jogs are also included.
This method is only useful if the original can’t be reproduced any other way… like drawing from scratch!